bookworm

Example Sentences

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Mary is a bookworm who draws her apt conclusions about human behavior from written wisdom.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Just as when he’s poring over the playbook, the bearded bookworm reads with pen in hand or ready to note something on his phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

An under-the-radar prospect from Miami, Mendoza was such a bookworm in high school that some coaches stopped pursuing him because they questioned whether he really wanted to play football.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

As a child, she was a "bookworm" who loved attending acting classes and workshops.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

Lester was a bookworm, and Flopears could just about read, though he had to point at each word.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck